ECEN/CSCE155E Computer Science I - Chapter 03 Conditionals

This set of flashcards covers key concepts about conditionals in programming, including branching, relational and logical operators, and various types of conditional statements and their evaluations.

Branching

A method in programming that allows decision making via conditions, often implemented using if-else statements.

Relational Operators

Symbols that express comparisons between values, such as

Logical Operators

Operators used to form complex Boolean expressions, including AND (&&), OR (||), and NOT (!).

If-else statement

A conditional branching statement that executes one block of code if a condition is true, and another block if it is false.

Nested if Statements

An if statement inside another if statement, allowing for multiple levels of condition checking.

Boolean Data Type

A data type with only two possible values: true or false.

Compound Statements

A group of statements that can be executed together, often enclosed in braces {}.

Switch Statement

An alternative for multiple if-else conditions that selects one block of code to execute based on the value of a variable.

Evaluation of Relational Operators

The process of determining the truth value of relational expressions, which results in 1 (true) or 0 (false).

Precedence Rules

The order in which operators in an expression are evaluated, affecting the result of the expression.